The Meaning of Genesis 49:25 Explained

Genesis 49:25

KJV: Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

YLT: By the God of thy father who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and womb; --

Darby: From the God of thy father, and he will help thee; And from the Almighty, and he will bless thee With blessings of heaven from above, With blessings of the deep that lieth under, With blessings of the breast and of the womb.

ASV: Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[Even] by the God  of thy father,  who shall help  thee; and by  the Almighty,  who shall bless  thee with blessings  of heaven  above,  blessings  of the deep  that lieth  under, blessings  of the breasts,  and of the womb: 

What does Genesis 49:25 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 49:13-27 - Joseph Specially Blessed
The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compare the allotments of Joshua 18:1-28. Notice the exclamation of the dying man in Genesis 49:18. Such a spirit of waiting cannot be disappointed. See Isaiah 26:8-9. Joseph's blessing is pre-eminently beautiful: Fruitful! This is mentioned twice, reminding us of John 15:8. But fruitfulness is only possible where there is the wall for separation, and the well for communion. When these are present, the branches droop over the wall with clusters of blessings to a thirsty world. Let us seek divine strength and ask that the mighty hands of the God of Jacob may be placed under our own poor weak hands! See Psalms 141:1. The separated life is the crowned life. To the heart of the dying man came the memory of his native land and its mountains. What mountains are to a country, God is to His people! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 49

1  Jacob calls his sons to bless them
3  Their blessing in particular
29  He charges them about his burial
33  He dies

What do the individual words in Genesis 49:25 mean?

By the God of your father and who will help you and by the Almighty who will bless you [with] blessings of heaven above blessings of the deep that lies beneath of the breasts and of the womb
מֵאֵ֨ל אָבִ֜יךָ וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ וְאֵ֤ת שַׁדַּי֙ וִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּ בִּרְכֹ֤ת שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מֵעָ֔ל בִּרְכֹ֥ת תְּה֖וֹם רֹבֶ֣צֶת תָּ֑חַת שָׁדַ֖יִם וָרָֽחַם

מֵאֵ֨ל  By  the  God 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
אָבִ֜יךָ  of  your  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ  and  who  will  help  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: עָזַר  
Sense: to help, succour, support.
שַׁדַּי֙  by  the  Almighty 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁדַּי  
Sense: almighty, most powerful.
וִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּ  who  will  bless  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
בִּרְכֹ֤ת  [with]  blessings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
שָׁמַ֙יִם֙  of  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
מֵעָ֔ל  above 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בִּרְכֹ֥ת  blessings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
תְּה֖וֹם  of  the  deep 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: תְּהֹום  
Sense: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea.
רֹבֶ֣צֶת  that  lies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: רָבַץ  
Sense: to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out.
תָּ֑חַת  beneath 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
שָׁדַ֖יִם  of  the  breasts 
Parse: Noun, md
Root: שַׁד 
Sense: breast, bosom, (female) breast.
וָרָֽחַם  and  of  the  womb 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רַחַם 
Sense: womb.